Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 151 151 Wells and boats cast an invisible net
"Focus on your feet."

After entering the courtyard, Zhu Congxin immediately gave instructions.

Immediately afterwards, the leader walked into the inner courtyard and began a carpet-like search.

In the beginning, everyone was a little helpless.

Because this Taoist temple is so big.

At a glance, there are almost no dead spots.

But soon, when everyone searched for it no less than three times, a young man who looked smarter suddenly turned his attention to a well that had been ignored.

"Your Highness! There is a well here!"

"well?"

Hearing the young man's shout, everyone couldn't help but stop what they were doing and quickly gathered around.

"It looks a bit narrow. Can the murderer get in?"

Ma He threw a stone under the statue and was the first to question.

But looking at the water ripples caused by the stones below, Zhu Congxin's eyes instantly brightened.

"There's a problem down there! Someone go down and have a look!"

"I come!"

The young man from before quickly raised his hand.

Then, without saying a word, he took off his clothes and slipped down along the rope in the well.

"Your Highness! You really have a keen eye! It's so spacious down here!"

After a while, the young man who fell into the well couldn't help but let out a burst of joyful cheers.

He even tried to swim into everyone's blind spot to confirm his story to everyone.

"Your Highness! I, Xia Lipin, have never convinced anyone in my life! But today, I am really convinced!"

"How do you know there is a hidden world under this well?"

Seeing this scene, Xia Lipin couldn't help but marvel.

Others also looked at Zhu Congxin curiously.

"Just take a basin of water and try to throw a stone into it."

"It's not a very powerful knowledge."

Zhu Congxin said calmly.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes wandered around until he landed on the Taoist priest from before.

"Taoist Master, is there anyone else here besides you?"

"Others? None. There was an apprentice a few years ago who I picked up from Shanxi. He died of starvation three years ago."

The Taoist priest was slightly stunned and answered honestly.

This answer was beyond Zhu Congxin's imagination.

"Starving to death? Don't you have land? How could you starve to death?"

He couldn't help but turn to the garden behind.

Seeing that he actually asked such a question, the expressions of the accompanying officials quickly changed.

"Ahem. Your Highness, according to your opinion, did the murderer escape from the well into the lake?"

A middle-aged man wearing a white pheasant (fifth grade) official robe quickly changed the subject.

"With such a long distance, even if this well is really connected to the West Lake, it would be difficult for the murderer to swim there, especially if he is carrying a female body on his back."

Kaiji also hurriedly interrupted thoughtfully.

The implication was actually to ask Zhu Congxin not to dwell on this sensitive topic.

But facing the hints of these people, Zhu Congxin couldn't help but gradually have a murderous look in his eyes.

[What an official protecting each other! 】【I thought that Kaiji would wake up a little after serving time in prison, but I didn't expect that he would still act like a bureaucracy. 】

[Do you think you can ignore this matter just by saying you don’t care? 】

[Things that look like a group of ants!He even laid out the score in front of me! 】

【It deserves to be killed! 】

He was so angry that he didn't have an attack on the spot in order not to alarm others.

"Go and bring the boat with the bodies."

"Next, I'm going to perform a magic trick for you."

He first gave Xia Lipin a look, and then said calmly.

It seems that the existence of the Taoist priest has been completely forgotten.

Seeing that the child no longer asked about the past, a hint of disappointment flashed in the Taoist priest's eyes.

Not long after, two government servants entered the yard carrying a boat.

At this time, Zhu Congxin had already found some rough hemp ropes or stones from the Taoist priest's room.

Everyone looked confused as they watched him tie the stones to the end of the rope.

But soon, when Zhu Congxin tried to tie it around the boat and ordered the young man down the well to hold it upside down on the surface of the well, everyone suddenly had a look on their faces.

"So that's it! In this way, it is indeed possible for the murderer to cross the underground waterway. Your Highness is really smart! If it weren't for you, we might never be able to figure out the key to this."

"Yes! I heard people say that His Highness is extremely intelligent, but I didn't believe it when I saw him today. He is indeed well-deserved! I admire him!"

However, just as he was busy flirting with others, the young man below suddenly overturned the boat and surfaced.

"Your Highness! No! The stone is too light and unstable! I tried several times but couldn't push the boat into the water."

A stone is a stone after all.

Not only is the weight uneven, but it is also very easy to fall off.

"Let me try it!"

Xia Lipin seemed to think that the other party was stupid and wanted to set an example himself.

But he had just taken off his belt when Zhu Congxin shook his head decisively.

"Then there is only one possibility left. There must be some heavy objects at the bottom of the well that can fix the hull and be just enough for it to sink to the bottom of the water."

As he said that, he pushed Ma He away and came to the well: "Who is that, dive to the bottom of the well and take a look! See if there is something similar to a stone roller inside."

The young man quickly agreed.

Then, he took a sudden breath and dived into the water again.

This time it took him almost only three or five breaths to resurface.

At the same time, a slender chain appeared in his hand: "Your Highness! There are indeed four stone scales below! The young one also found a waterway in the south. It is less than five feet away from the water! And it’s quite straight! I thought that if the murderer could send the boat into the waterway, he would no longer need heavy objects to suppress the boat!”

In an instant, all the puzzles were solved.

All that's left is to rely on the clues in front of you to find the vicious murderer.

If they didn't show off before, they could actually just sit back and wait.

But now... this path is no longer feasible.

However, if it's dark, they can still make it clear.

"Who is that! After lunch later, you make a notice in the city. Just say that Six Doors has cracked the murderer's method of transporting the body. The murderer will definitely be brought to justice tonight."

"Also, notify the guards at each city gate and ask them not to let anyone pass today and tomorrow."

"And pay close attention to some suspicious persons with pale skin and tall and thin bodies."

After looking at the crowd outside the Taoist temple, Zhu Congxin showed a wicked smile and ordered decisively.

(End of this chapter)